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Question 1

What three things should you consider before attempting to install a new application?

Answer 1

Drive Space

RAM (memory)

OS compatibility

Question 2

What are two methods of application installation?

Answer 2

Local

Network-based

Question 3

What two types of media are commonly used with local installation?

Answer 3

CD

USB

Question 4

When installing an application, what is a common necessity in order to write application files to the storage drive?

Answer 4

Local user permissions / Administrator approval

Question 5

Why is it important to only grant users the minimum amount of rights possible?

Answer 5

Applications have the same rights and permissions as the user, therefore, the more rights a user has, the more rights an application has, and the greater the impact a security exploit will have.

Question 6

A user’s computer has been exploited due to an application taking advantage of the user’s rights and permissions. How can we expect his computer (device) to be impacted?

Answer 6

Functionality slowdowns

Deleted files

Question 7

A user’s computer has been exploited due to an application taking advantage of the user’s rights and permissions. How can we expect the shared network to be potentially impacted?

Answer 7

Exploiter may gain access to internal services

Exploiter may gain access to file shares through the user’s rights and permissions